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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS. 2013 Oct;27(0 1):S5–15. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000058

Table 5.

Association Between Contraceptive Use and Vaginal Colonization by Yeast or Yeast Vaginitis in Longitudinal Cohort Studies

Author, Year No. of
Women		 Findings
Barbone, 1990[ 12 ] 818 COC users: Non-significant increase in yeast
vaginitis compared to IUD/tubal ligation group (RR
1.28, 95%, CI 0.98-1.90)
Gupta, 2000[ 85 ] 103 COC users: Decrease in yeast colonization (16%
to 5%) done month after COC initiation, p = 0.01
Eschenbach,
2000[ 86 ] 		30 COC users: No change in vaginal yeast
colonization between COC initiation and 2 months
(10% vs. 10%, p = 0.90)
Miller, 2000[ 8 ] 38 DMPA Users: Decrease in yeast colonization
(21% to 8%; p =0.02) between baseline and 6
months after initiation
Baeten, 2001[ 17 ] 948 COC users increased risk of yeast vaginitis
(hazard ration 1.5, 95% CI 1.2-1.9); No increase in
yeast vaginitis among DMPA users
Beigi, 2004[ 90 ] 1248 DMPA users: Increased risk of vaginal
colonization, (adjusted OR 1.4, 95%, CI 1.1 – 1.7,
p = 0.02)